Nation and State in Max Webber : Politics as Sociology
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Barbalet, Jack Michael. (2023). Nation and State in Max Webber : Politics as Sociology Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003355168
Authors | Barbalet, Jack Michael |
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Abstract | This book shows how Max Weber’s perceptions of the social and political world he inhabited in Wilhelmine Germany were characterized by a nationalist commitment which coloured practically every aspect of his thought, including his social scientific writings and the formulations they expound. Exploring the consequences of Weber’s ardent nationalism in a manner seldom acknowledged in existing scholarship, it considers the alignment of his commitment to liberalism and democracy with his devotion to the ideal of the German people as an ethno-racial community supported by a power-state, with the purpose of realizing the national interest of future generations of Germans. Through an analysis of a range of texts, the author contends that Weber’s liberalism is not based on universalistic principles and that Weber considered the liberty he espoused to play an important role in securing the position of a political elite trained in parliamentary institutions, which are used to shape the citizenry in the pursuit of a patriotic commitment to an expansionist, imperial state. It will therefore appeal to scholars with interests in the history of sociology and classical social theory. |
Keywords | Max Webber; politcal theory; Germany; nationalism; liberalism; democracy; sociology; classical social theory |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003355168 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003355168/nation-state-max-weber-jack-barbalet |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1 |
170 | |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 28 Feb 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 05 Sep 2024 |
Additional information | © 2023 Jack Barbalet |
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing | |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
Edition | 1 |
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